My Weekly Word is, actually, very simple this time around: It’s that I hope you’ll join us for our Longest Night worship service on Sunday afternoon at 4:00. Often it’s a tiny service, in a small chapel. A few recently bereaved people or families will come. It can get...
We’re looking ahead to some great things that will be happening in the new year. Take a look: Fun & Connection Our Wednesday evening suppers resume on January 7, down in Wesley Hall as always. There’s no better time for casual, pleaant conversation...
I’m always surprised at the sun’s power to melt snow, even on the very coldest days. Take last Thursday—the coldest day of winter so far. The Thanksgiving weekend snow was still caked on roads and, in places, on our driveway. And yet, despite a temperature reading of...
Today is only the fifth day of Advent, and already I’ve discovered something I think will stay with me for the rest of my life. It came from the devotional that goes with our Words for the Beginning worship series. (More on that in a minute.) Are you expecting...
We didn’t “do” Thanksgiving here at church on Sunday. It’s nearly always a question: Do we make that Sunday before the holiday a “thanksgiving” Sunday? or do we observe Christ the King Sunday which, according to the church calendar, almost always coincides with that...
